The Postmortem of Courage/ The Postpartum of Bravery
Dichotomies fascinate me. Fear versus bravery. Fear versus courage. Bravery versus courage. What differentiates one from the other? What causes these changes?
We all have these moments in our day to day life. Being an everyday hero doesn't mean you need to jump in front of a truck for a stranger, donate an organ, or solve the Syrian refugee crisis.
Courage can be saying honest words when they're not easy to vocalise, but are words that are edifying and out of goodwill. Courage can be initiating conversations with a classmate who's a bit left out either by their own fault or unknown reasons, or standing up for the oppressed. Courage can be keeping promises when life gets busy and you're afraid you'll not be able to accomplish all your tasks. Courage can be asking the awkward questions, but also being there to simply listen.
When you choose to summon the courage again and again, fear dwindles away and you become brave. This is a shoutout to all the brave people out there.
We all have these moments in our day to day life. Being an everyday hero doesn't mean you need to jump in front of a truck for a stranger, donate an organ, or solve the Syrian refugee crisis.
Courage can be saying honest words when they're not easy to vocalise, but are words that are edifying and out of goodwill. Courage can be initiating conversations with a classmate who's a bit left out either by their own fault or unknown reasons, or standing up for the oppressed. Courage can be keeping promises when life gets busy and you're afraid you'll not be able to accomplish all your tasks. Courage can be asking the awkward questions, but also being there to simply listen.
When you choose to summon the courage again and again, fear dwindles away and you become brave. This is a shoutout to all the brave people out there.
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